TIME(3) BSD Programmer's Manual TIME(3) NNAAMMEE ttiimmee - get time of day SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ##iinncclluuddee <<ssyyss//ttyyppeess..hh>> _t_i_m_e___t ttiimmee(_t_i_m_e___t _*_t_l_o_c); DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The ttiimmee() function returns the value of time in seconds since 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds, January 1, 1970, Coordinated Universal Time. A copy of the time value may be saved to the area indicated by the point- er _t_l_o_c. If _t_l_o_c is a NULL pointer, no value is stored. Upon successful completion, ttiimmee() returns the value of time. Otherwise a value of ((_t_i_m_e___t) -1) is returned and the global variable _e_r_r_n_o is set to indicate the error. EERRRROORRSS The following error codes may be set in _e_r_r_n_o: [EFAULT] An argument address referenced invalid memory. SSEEEE AALLSSOO gettimeofday(2), ctime(3) HHIISSTTOORRYY A ttiimmee() function appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX. 4th Berkeley Distribution June 4, 1993 1